The wise man knows what time it is in his own life and in the life of the community. He knows that sensing the kairos (the prepared or ripe moment) is more important than conforming to the compulsive rhythm of chronological time. Thus, the wise man is able to give himself gracefully to seemingly contradictory experiences, because he knows that they belong to different seasons of life, all of which are necessary to the whole. Spring and winter, growth and decay, creativity and fallowness, health and sickness, power and impotence, and life and death all belong within the economy of being.

Sam Keen in Apology for Wonder by Sam Keen

 

To Practice This Thought:
In your life, it is time for growth or pulling back, for hard work or relaxation?

 

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